The Delhi Police has busted a gang of thieves involved in cases of pickpocketing and theft inside the Delhi Metro premises. According to police, the two arrested accused have been identified as Shahid (25) and Shahzada Arshad (25). Police have recovered cash, passport, aadhaar card, flight tickets and other documents from their possession.
Jitendra Mani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Delhi Metro) said, "On July 29, two constables on patrolling duty noticed that at around 11.30 pm, two persons were roaming at the platform at Central Secretariat. On seeing the cops, they started running. The two constables caught them and started questioning them. While doing so, one man, Aaditya Maheshwari, reached the spot and identified both the men stating that these two stole his purse containing passport and other documents while he was boarding metro at New Delhi Metro Station.
On checking, stolen purse containing cash Rs 1000, aadhaar card, one ringgit of Malaysia was recovered from the possession of Shahid and stolen passport, flight tickets, boarding pass were recovered from the possession of Shahzada Arshad. In light of the rising cases of theft in the Delhi Metro, police interrogated them.
During sustained interrogation, police found that the accused are dreaded criminals and are previously involved in many cases of murder, attempt to murder, robbery, Arms Act, theft etc. They operate on railway stations, bus stands, crowded market places etc.